Shoe-polishing machine.



J. A. BREWER.

SHOE POLISHING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED DB0.14, 1906.

' 900,825. Patented 001.13, 1908.

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i l#pacification of Letters Patent .Application .mea namha- 14, isos. sum No. 347,811.

To .all whomit may 4 i Be it known that I, .JOHN A. BREWER, a citizen of the United States, residing at J ackson, in the county .of ,J ackson and .State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Polishi Machines,

of which the followingis aspeclfication.

mechanism.

This invention "relates -to shoe polishing machines which embodies.l a normally open circuit including a .motor connected for operating the cleaning and polishing brushes, together with means for vpositively closing the circuit'to startthe motor. and a circuit :breaking means operated b the latter to automatically sto :the mac ine upon completion' movement of the controlling e of a cyclev o The invention has 'for its objects to `.pro-

l vide a comparatively simple, inexpensive *des vice of this character wherein'the circuit may be readily closed and in which vthecircuit will remaln closed -for driving the motor and brushes throughout .a predetermined period of time, and one in which the ,circuit will be automatically broken after each cycle of the controlling mechanism.

havi a e blacking receptacle designed to hol a v vided with a transparent pane dauber and in which a requisite quantityof .blacking will 'be properlyv supphed to the dauber for applicatlon tothe shoes. i Wlth these and other objects -in` view, the lnvention comprises the novel'features of -construction and combination of parts more fully-hereinafterdescribed. f l In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical, lon tudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken 'onthe line 3 3 ofFig. 2 and viewed in the 4'direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 `isa detail section vof thel polishing roller taken on the line 4-'4 :of

Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail'view of the :blacking receptacle. .circuit closer. Referring to'the drawings, 1 designates a vertical box or casing having an'enlarged base portion-2 open at its forward Aend, as at 3, and -an enlarged upper` 'ortion' 4 proadapted to receive advertising matter,.as shown, there being formed in the-front wallof the casing Fig. 6 is a-detail view of the .immediately beneath the Vpanel 5 a h'orizonta coin slot 6 leading into a com chute 7, while:

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fixed-on .the casing at a suitable pointis a i i handle .ba-r 8. y

Journaledfat the forwardo'pen end of the base portion 2 i's a pair oi brushes 9 and 10,

Athe shaft of which is equipped with an intermediate pulley 11 connected -by a belt 12 with a -pulley 13 fixed on the armature shaftv 14 of an electric motor 15 included in an electriccircuit comprising a pair of wires 16 and 17 leading to .fixed contacts 18 secured to a -i-Xed bracket 20a. A movable contact 19 pivoted upon the bracket 20a is operated by i a push-'rod 20 slidably mounted in a bearing opening 21 formed in thefront wall of the casing .ata point immediately beneath the lower end of the chute 7 and-in line with the v rod 20 is a tubular push button 22 having `a limited inward movement against the action of a spring 23 which normally holds the loutton 22 in `projected position. l

Journaled inthe upper portion 4 'of the casing ata point y.concentrically ofthe panel 5 is a stub shaft 2 4 carrying at its outer` end a 'hand or pointer 25 and at its inner end a terminal' disk 26 provided =on its rear face l V y withaseries of equidistantly s aced pins or K A'further object ofthe invention is -to pro' `vide a device of .this character teeth 27 Vadapted "to be engage by the tooth eccentrically ivoted -to a rotary worm gear 30 journal'ed 1n the casing and acted upon by a worm shaft 31 driven from the motor 28 ofA an .actuating pawl or dog 29 in turn`A shaft l14 by' means of a belt 32 arranged to travel on pulleys 33 and 34 fixed respectively on .the shafts 31 and 14, while -pivoted at a suitable point, as at .35, in the portion 2 of the casing is a substantially L-shaped ybelt tightening lever .36 .carrying idle pulleys 37 over which flights ofthe belt traveland which is acted upon by a spring 38 for suitably 'tensioning the belt 32.

A s seen in Fig. 6, `the contact member '19 l' is 'preferably in the form of a metal bar pivoted between its ends as at 39 and having one end thereof disposedfor movement to circuit closing position through the medium of the coperating rod 20 andl button '22, while arranged 'to act upon the other end of the contact piece 19 for moving the same to circuit breaking position is the lower end of a controlling lever 40 suitably ivotecl between its ends in ,thecasing an 4ha at oint on the periphery of -the controller wheel 26, it being noted in this its. upper end a finger 41v adapted to be acted -upon connection that when the tooth 42 .contacts with the upper end of lever 4() the lower end of the latter will be swung inward over the adjacent end of the contact piece 19 for throwing the other end of the latter out of engagement with the contact 18.

Fixed on the casing 1 and to stand above the base portion 2 is a foot rest 43 on which the feet of the operator may be placed while applying the blacking, in performing which operation there is 'employed a hand dauber 44 which normally rests in a blacking holding receptacle 45 fixed on the front wall of the casing. The Vreceptacle 45 is provided with a removable concaved cover 46, the upper face of which slopes downward to a central depending perforated cup 47 in which the dauber fits and which has perforated side and bottom walls through which the black- `fabric and havin ing may feed to the dauber from a acking of sponge or other absorbent material with which the receptacle is filled.

The brush 9, which is designed for cleaning the shoes, comprises a central portion which acts on the upper surface of the 'shoes and end members or heads 48, which act at lthe sides of the shoes, the central portion and end members being provided with rubbing surfaces formed of bristles, while the brush 10 which is employed for polishing the shoes has a central portion to act on the upper surface of the shoe and end members 49 to polish the sides of the shoe, this brush being composed of flannel or otherappropriate its central ortion made up rof a series of rubbing dis s4 50 spaced l apart by means of smaller interposed spacing members or washers 51, as seen more clearly in Figs. 1 and 4, whereby the efiiciency of the brush is materially increased and the discomfort resulting from the high friction -between the brush and shoe mini,-

mized. y

In practice, the motor circuit is normally broken owing to non-contact of the member 19 with the member 20 and under these conditions when it is desired to operate the machine for polishing a pair of shoes a coin is entered through the opening 6 into the chute 7 and travels downward in the latter to a position between the inner end of button 22 and the forward end of rod 20, whereby, when the button 22 is pressed inward, it will act through the medium of the coin upon the push rod 20 to carry the contact member 1t) into engagement with the contact 18 for completing the circuit and starting the motor. As soon as the button 22 is released it will be returned to normal position through the action of spring 23 and the coin will fall downward into the casing.

While the motor is ruiming the brushes S) and 1() will be driven through the medium of the belt 12 and the operator inserts his feet one after another into the open end 3 of the casing beneath the brush 9 for cleaning dust and the like from the shoes, after which the dauber 44 is used for applying blacking to the shoes and the latter finally subjected to the action of the polishing brush 10, beneath which they are introduced into the forward end of the casing, as in the instance just explained.

While the parts are in operation the worm shaft 31 will be driven through the medium of belt 32 and will act upon the worm gear 30 for operating the pawl 28 to turn the controller wheel 26.

While the controller wheel is turning, the hand 25 will move therewith in rear of the panel 5 for attracting attention to the advertising matter thereon and when the wheel has made one complete revolution the tooth 42 will act upon the upper end of the lever 40 for throwing the lower end of the latter into engagement with the'contact piece 1S) for breaking the circuit, as heretofore explained.

It will be understood that when applying the blacking to the shoes the operatorsl feet will be placed upon the foot rest 43 and further that owing to the receptacle being filled with the absorbent material 48u from which the blacking feeds into the cup 47, the blacking will be properly supplied to the dauber. Furthermore, it is to be understood that under normal conditions, if the button 22 be pressed inward it will, owing to its tubular formation, pass over and without moving the button 2O and that in consequence it is essential to introduce a coin into the machine for closing the inner end of the push member 22 in order to render the same effective for moving the rod 20.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

In a shoe polishing machine, a casing, a shaft mounted in said casing, a brush on said shaft, said brushl comprising a series of fabric disks spaced apart by intermediate disks of less diameter than the fabric disks, end members or heads of greater diameter than the fabric disks, and the latter increasing in diameter from the center toward the ends, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN A. BREWER. Witnesses:

JoHN L. FLn'rmmR,

l". S. ELMonn. 

